Although I use a TiddlyWiki as my personal organizer, I lately find myself more and more dependant on Freemind for brainstorming and mind-dumping. It’s especially useful when a thought process is feeling ‘blocked’ but won’t leave me alone.
If you’re not already familiar with mind mapping, check out How to Mind Map.
If you’re running a Windows version older than Windows XP or Windows Vista, buy a new operating system.
Or try out Ubuntu. Ubuntu is free.
Or if you prefer to keep your old version of Windows, cut your network wire and never go online again.
Turn on Windows Updates and Windows Firewall.
If you have Limewire or BitTorrent installed, uninstall them. Peer-to-peer file sharing is the most common way to get a virus infection.
In my ongoing quest to make EdTheDev the place to go for a crash course in Windows XP user security, I bring you news that Google has a similarly themed blog running. Have a read through it and tell me what you think.